Grain-cleaning machine.



G. MLCABE. GRAIN CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLiCATlON FILED FEB. 26, 1914.

1,145,154. Patented July 6,1915

wuimtoz GEORGE M CBBE Elm-M1 GBAEN-CLEANING MACHIN E.

i ni elleeticn filed Februerv To all 2071 02m 2 5 may concern:

Be it lrneu'n that 1, Greece Me -Quin, a citizen of the United States, residing at P0- czitello, in the county of Bannock and finite of Idaho, have invented certa n new and useful Improvements in Grain-Cleaning liar chines, of which the following is a specific-:1- tion, reference being had to tlie acceu'lpanp ing drawings.

This inreutien relates t0 machine for disinfecting seed :ind has fer its priumry object to provide improved menus for quickly and thoroughly treating large quantities ef potatoes, grain or seed to he used for gianting purposes whereby smut ease germs may be reium'ed therefrom.

Elie inreution has for a further object t0 provide a machine for the above purpese cuibodjviug means where y the seed may be readily discharged or dumped into e. suitable receiving receptacle after they have been treated.

The invention also has for :1 further 0liject to -provide a seed or grain treating machine which cunsists 0f very few parts 0i simple constructmn and which may there the transverse bur lVith the above and other ebjects in View as will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention censists in certain constructions, comliiimtieus, und arrangements ct parts that I shall fully hereinafter set forth and claim.

For a full understanding of the inven tion, reference is in be had te the accompanying drawings, in Which Figure l is :1 side elevation ef a 1i :hinembodying my inventicn in its prererreu form. Fig. 2 is a top plan riew. 3 is section taken on the line 3-3 cf Fig. 1.

Referring in detail t0 the drznviug', 5 desiguutes :1 box or receptacle designed t0 re ceive the potatoes or grain or other product to he treated, said receptacle being mounted at its ends upon the front and rear uprights or supports 6 and '5, respectively. will he uhserred that this box or receptacle tapers luu itudinully or gradually increased in :leplh iron: its rear 9 its forward end.

The rear uprigh 6 are (if considerably greater height the the forward uprights :uul H'Q cuuuerted Fu i . Between the :1 nigh y mounted, 0. suitable -eing connected is one i. end e1 rcpe (S u drum rotutai). crank unlimited at 9 l end. of (he drum slain Specification elf Letters Patent.

and other dis zit tieir upper eucs ay Patented July 6 191 1 Serial H0: 821,3535.

or cable 10 is secured t0 this drum, said C21- b e passing around a guide 5 I r or '2 ii mounted upon the e e raving its other end attache closed end Wall 15 i a This chute ccnsists s sheet cf re cured the walls and fits loosely Within th mounted icherein sw' means e a side nfthe pl of the liotte tom "terminal the receptacle in. order to receive the rear end cf iue latter is swung er tilted t c position indi- (rated by dotted lines Fig. l.

In the use st 311)" improved grain treating 'Juachine, :1 solution of blue vitriol or formaldehyde and writer is prepared and supplied to the box or receptacle 5. The discharge chure being in its lowered giosition wi'zlii said receptacle, the pctutoes 0r grain are placed within the shine. heavy paricles 0f grain or pctutces i leh are in 200d condition will immediately sink to illlij-Uflltern ilie chuie hiie the lighter ioiid peru wetlier with smutor other tusease i '1 lu'ticn. lhis foreign skimmed oil by means :1 suitable imp ment provided for the purpose. After the potatoes or grain to be erected hare unlined in solution for the required length of time, the cperutcr winds the mp9 10 upon the drum 8, and us this able is can nected to the forward end (if the chute the chute will be lifted to the inclined position shewn in dctted lines in Fig. 1. A this chute is provided with ii perferated het'wui, the water will e13 ceurse readily prise tlireugh the same Whi e the grainu'ill be carried upwardly with said member until it grzwitates downwardly upon the bottom thereof and is discharged from its rear epeu end inte 2, seek or other suitable receptacle arranged beneath the same.

From the ieregcing description it will be seen that a large quantity of grain may be uickly and therecglily disinfected so that disease germs will be remeve'cl therefrem and the best crop results thus secured. it is lowin tacle receptacle being and scope of the appended claim.

made oi any desired capacity, though I have found that the treatment of one'hundred pounds of grain at each operation is produc It-will be apprethe extremely simple 7 construction of the machine,

tiveof the best r sults. ciated that owing to the same may be produced and sold at very small cost.- The device is also hig'hly reliable and efii cient in practical. operation.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, it is to be understood that the invention is susceptible of considerable modification therein, and I therefore reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit What is claimed is: l

The herein described grain cleaning machine comprising in combination, the folelements to wit; a-stationary recepaving an inclined bottom wall, said closed at one end and open at its opposite end, said bottom wall at the latter end of the chute includingspaced parallel side walls, an jen'diwall connecting the side walls at one-ofthe1rends, a transverse base member receptacle terminating short of the side walls thereof, a discharge connecting said side walls at their opposite ends, said base mounted upon the tacle' at the open member being hingedly end thereof, and a reticu- -'lated fabric connected to the side walls of said chute and constituting the remaining bottom wall of the recepbottom portion thereof, the side Walls of I said chute being pivotally mountedupon the side walls ofthe receptacle at the; open end 'of the latter and fitting snugly between the same, and: means connected to the end wall of the chute to elevate thesame and discharge the contents of said chute from the open end of the receptacle.

In testimony signature in the presence of two witnesses. GEORGE MGCABE,

Witnesses:

L. C. BABCOCK, W. E. WALDRON.

whereof I hereunto aflix my 

